Jiraiya, the Rejected One

The Chimera fusion surgery had reached its final stages. Orochimaru and Hiruko had already resolved all the most critical technical issues.

All that remained could be left to Root's Medical Ninja.

In a sense, Root was a miniature village.

The Uchiha Clan Grounds had once been like a village within a village, but Root surpassed even the Uchiha Clan.

Not only did Root possess its own independent armed forces, but it also trained large numbers of spies and had an Interrogation Team, Medical Ninja, all kinds of researchers...

Every department found in the village could also be found within Root.

Chen had no intention of abolishing these institutions, which seemed redundant and overlapping with the village, or merging them into the village.

Even in his previous life, many technologies had first been developed in laboratories, then used by the military industry, before gradually being converted for civilian use.

Root was like a cutting-edge laboratory. Naturally, what it possessed would be more advanced than the outside world. Only once the technology had fully matured would some of it be released for the ninja below to use.

Take Orochimaru's Joint Softening technology, for instance. It could not be mass-produced at all, and only five vials had been made to date.

Of course, it was not that Uncle Snake could not make more. There was simply no need.

One was enough for himself, and one for Chen. Uncle Snake had not wanted to keep producing it, but Chen had begged him to make three more doses.

In short, the results were excellent and powerful. Chen was very satisfied!

Leaving aside the special uses of Joint Softening, using it on ninja could indeed enhance their combat strength.

As for the excessive cost, if Root truly devoted a large number of ninja to continued research,